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A motor vessel tows a small dinghy by a rope which makes an angle of 20 degrees with the horizontal. If the tension in the rope is 15 kgf ;find

a) the force which effectively pulls the dinghy forward.
b)the force which lift its bows out of the water.

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horizontal 15cos 20
vertical 15 sin 20

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